Microsoft allegedly wants HTC to add Windows Phone as an operating system choice for its current Android smartphones, possibly even removing the associated licensing costs to make such an agreement more attractive.

According to a Bloomberg report, Microsoft made the request last month in preliminary discussions, though no decision has been made. Terry Myerson, the recently named head of Microsoft's operating systems division, allegedly made the request on behalf of the company and "discussed cutting or eliminating the license fee to make the idea more attractive," Bloomberg states. The report claims Myerson will meet with HTC executives this month to continue discussing the proposal.

The report claims it's not known if the smartphones would be loaded with both operating systems or allow a user to choose, though it's more likely the agreement would simply offer the same devices with one operating system or the other.

In June, a source told Neowin that HTC was considering releasing a version of its flagship HTC One smartphone with Windows Phone instead of Android. The source claimed HTC would wait for Microsoft's GDR3 update to the operating system, which is expected to be officially revealed at Nokia's Oct. 22 press event in Abu Dhabi.